Ogoina Dimie, James Izibewule Hendris
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
IJID Reg. 2022 Dec 14;7:143-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.12.004. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Although a few male sex workers were diagnosed with Mpox during the 2022 outbreak, we are not aware of a prior case of the disease among female sex workers (FSWs), especially from a previously endemic country in Africa. We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Mpox in a 24-year-old FSW from Nigeria. She initially developed a fever and then vesiculopustular lesions localized to the groin and genital skin 4 days after her last sexual activity with a client in a brothel. We highlight the public health implications of this case report for the epidemiology and control of Mpox in Africa and globally.
尽管在2022年疫情期间有少数男性性工作者被诊断出感染猴痘，但我们并不知晓女性性工作者（FSW）中曾有过该疾病病例，尤其是来自非洲先前流行国家的女性性工作者。我们报告了一例来自尼日利亚的24岁女性性工作者经实验室确诊的猴痘病例。她在妓院与一名嫖客进行最后一次性活动4天后，最初出现发热，随后腹股沟和生殖器皮肤出现水疱脓疱性病变。我们强调了该病例报告对非洲及全球猴痘流行病学和防控的公共卫生意义。
